Bootstrap circuit and a sampling circuit using the same

ABSTRACT

A bootstrap circuit including: a charge pump; a power unit including a bootstrap capacitor, wherein the bootstrap capacitor is charged using an output voltage of the charge pump; and a switch driver for generating a bootstrap signal based on a clock signal and an analog signal, wherein the analog signal is input to an analog switch, the switch driver for controlling the analog switch using the bootstrap signal, and including a first body switch connected between an input terminal and a body of the analog switch.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No.16/521,715 filed on Jul. 25, 2019, which claims priority under 35 U.S.C.§ 119 to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2018-0163110 filed on Dec. 17,2018 in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosures ofwhich are incorporated by reference herein in their entireties.

1. TECHNICAL FIELD

The present inventive concept relates to a bootstrap circuit and asampling circuit using the same.

2. DESCRIPTION OF RELATED ART

An analog switch is used in a variety of analog circuits such as ananalog multiplexer, a sample and hold amplifier (SHA), and the like. Inorder to process a high-resolution analog signal, a high-linearityanalog switch is used.

A bootstrap circuit is used to improve the linearity of an analogswitch. For example, an n-type metal oxide semiconductor (NMOS)transistor for an analog switch may have its gate-source voltage keptconstant by a bootstrap circuit to reduce a change in on-resistance,thereby improving linearity of the NMOS transistor. However, as a swingwidth of an analog signal increases, a body effect of an analog switchis increased. In this case, there is a limit to how much the linearityof the analog switch can be increased by just keeping the gate-sourcevoltage constant. Moreover, in a multi-channel sampling circuit, abootstrap circuit is required due to the number of analog switches formultiplexing and sampling. Therefore, a size and power consumption ofthe entire circuit may be increased.

SUMMARY

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present inventive concept, abootstrap circuit includes: a charge pump; a power unit including abootstrap capacitor, wherein the bootstrap capacitor is charged using anoutput voltage of the charge pump; and a switch driver for generating abootstrap signal based on a clock signal and an analog signal, whereinthe analog signal is input to an analog switch, the switch driver forcontrolling the analog switch using the bootstrap signal, and includinga first body switch connected between an input terminal and a body ofthe analog switch.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present inventive concept, abootstrap circuit includes: a power unit including a bootstrapcapacitor, wherein the power unit charges the bootstrap capacitor usingan output voltage of a charge pump; and a switch driver for supplying avoltage charged in the bootstrap capacitor to an analog switch inresponse to a clock signal and a channel selection signal, and includinga first body switch connected between an input terminal and a body ofthe analog switch.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present inventive concept, asampling circuit includes: a plurality of analog switches for sampling aplurality of analog signals; and a bootstrap circuit connected to eachof the plurality of analog switches, wherein a first bootstrap circuitof the bootstrap circuits includes: a power unit including a bootstrapcapacitor, wherein the power unit charges the bootstrap capacitor usingan output voltage of a charge pump; and a switch driver for supplying avoltage charged in the bootstrap capacitor to a first analog switch ofthe analog switches in response to a clock signal and a channelselection signal, and including a first body switch connected between aninput terminal and a body of the first analog switch.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present inventive concept, abootstrap circuit includes a charge pump, a power unit including firstand second switches connected to an output terminal of the charge pump,and a bootstrap capacitor connected between the first switch and thesecond switch, and a switch driver including a first switch connectedbetween a first node of the bootstrap capacitor and a control terminalof an analog switch, a second switch connected between a second node ofthe bootstrap capacitor and an input terminal of the analog switch, anda first body switch connected between the input terminal and a body ofthe analog switch.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present inventive concept, abootstrap circuit includes a charge pump, a power unit including firstand second switches connected to an output terminal of the charge pump,and a bootstrap capacitor connected between the first switch and thesecond switch, and a switch driver including first and second switchesconnected in series between a first node of the bootstrap capacitor anda control terminal of an analog switch, third and fourth switchesconnected in series between a second node of the bootstrap capacitor andan input terminal of the analog switch, and a first body switchconnected between the input terminal and a body of the analog switch.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present inventive concept, abootstrap circuit includes a power unit including a bootstrap capacitor;and a switch driver that is connected to receive an output of the powerunit or that is blocked from receiving the output of the power unit by afirst plurality of switches, the switch driver including an analogswitch and a body switch connected to a body and an input terminal ofthe analog switch.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The above and other features of the present inventive concept will bemore clearly understood by describing in detail exemplary embodimentsthereof with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram illustrating a bootstrap circuit accordingto an exemplary embodiment of the present inventive concept;

FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram illustrating a bootstrap circuit accordingto an exemplary embodiment of the present inventive concept;

FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram illustrating an example of the bootstrapcircuit of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a drawing illustrating an operation waveform of the bootstrapcircuit of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram illustrating a bootstrap circuit accordingto an exemplary embodiment of the present inventive concept;

FIG. 6 is a circuit diagram illustrating a bootstrap circuit accordingto an exemplary embodiment of the present inventive concept;

FIG. 7 is a circuit diagram illustrating an example of the bootstrapcircuit of FIG. 5;

FIG. 8 is a drawing illustrating an operation waveform of the bootstrapcircuit of FIG. 7;

and

FIG. 9 is a circuit diagram illustrating a sampling circuit using abootstrap circuit according to an exemplary embodiment of the presentinventive concept.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present inventive concept willbe described in detail with reference to the attached drawings. The samereference numerals may be used for the same constituent elements in thedrawings, and thus, duplicate descriptions of the same constituentelements may be omitted.

FIGS. 1 and 2 are circuit diagrams illustrating a bootstrap circuitaccording to an exemplary embodiment of the present inventive concept.

Referring to FIG. 1, a bootstrap circuit 100 may include a charge pump110, a power unit 130, and a switch driver 150.

The charge pump 110 pumps an input voltage using a clock signal CKhaving a constant cycle, thereby generating an output voltage V_(DD)having a constant magnitude.

The power unit 130 may supply an output voltage, generated by the chargepump 110, to an analog switch SWa through the switch driver 150.

The power unit 130 may include a first switch SWp1 and a second switchSWp2, controlled by an inverted clock signal CKB, and a bootstrapcapacitor Cb.

The bootstrap capacitor Cb may be connected to the charge pump 110through the first switch SWp1 and the second switch SWp2, and may becharged with a constant voltage V_(DD). The bootstrap capacitor Cb maysupply the constant voltage V_(DD) to the analog switch SWa under thecontrol of the switch driver 150. In other words, the bootstrapcapacitor Cb may apply the constant voltage V_(DD) between an inputterminal IN and a control terminal G of the analog switch SWa regardlessof the amplitude of the analog signal Ain.

The switch driver 150 may include a first switch SWd1 operated accordingto a clock signal CK, a second switch SWd2 operated according to abootstrap signal Sb. The switch driver 150 may further include a thirdswitch SWd3 and a fourth switch SWd4, operated according to an invertedclock signal CKB, and a body switch SWb operated according to thebootstrap signal Sb. The bootstrap signal Sb may be a switch controlsignal in which the constant voltage V_(DD) is added to the analogsignal Ain, which is input to the input terminal IN of the analog switchSWa, in accordance with an on-phase of the clock signal CK. For example,when the clock signal CK is in the on-phase, the constant voltage V_(DD)is added to the analog signal Ain to produce the bootstrap signal Sb.

In the on-phase of the first switch SWd1 and the second switch SWd2, theanalog switch SWa may be turned on by applying the constant voltageV_(DD) between the control terminal G and the input terminal IN. Theon-phase of the first switch SWd1 and the second switch SWd2 maycorrespond to when the first switch SWd1 and the second switch SWd2 areclosed.

The third switch SWd3 may be connected between a ground GND and thecontrol terminal G of the analog switch SWa. The third switch SWd3 maybe used as a control terminal grounding device of the analog switch SWa.In the on-phase of the third switch SWd3, the analog switch SWa may beturned off by connecting the ground GND to the control terminal G. Theon-phase of the third switch SWd3 may correspond to when the thirdswitch SWd3 is closed.

The fourth switch SWd4 may be connected between a ground GND and a bodyof the analog switch SWa. The fourth switch SWd4 may be used as a bodygrounding device of the analog switch SWa.

The body switch SWb may be connected between the body of the analogswitch SWa and the input terminal IN. The body switch SWb may beoperated synchronously with the analog switch SWa according to thebootstrap signal Sb. The body switch SWb short-circuits a body of theanalog switch SWa and the input terminal IN in the on-phase of the bodyswitch SWb, thereby removing a body effect of the analog switch SWa.

The bootstrap circuit 100 of the present inventive concept includes thebody switch SWb, thereby optimizing an on-resistance of the analogswitch SWa according to a frequency of the analog input signal Ain. Forexample, the bootstrap circuit 100 may control the on-resistance of thebody switch SWb, to match a time constant based on the on-resistance ofthe body switch SWb and a parasitic capacitance of the analog switch SWawith a frequency of the analog signal Ain.

In FIG. 1, it is noted that the analog switch SWa and the body switchSWb are an n-type metal oxide semiconductor (NMOS) transistor, but thepresent inventive concept is not limited thereto. For example, each ofthe analog switch SWa and the body switch SWb may be a p-type metaloxide semiconductor (PMOS) transistor.

The bootstrap circuit 100 may further include one or more body switchesin order to remove a body effect of the body switch SWb itself. Anexample of a bootstrap circuit including two body switches isillustrated in FIG. 2.

Referring to FIG. 2, a bootstrap circuit 200 may include a charge pump210, a power unit 230, and a switch driver 250.

In a manner different from the bootstrap circuit 100 of FIG. 1, theswitch driver 250 may include a first body switch SWb1 and a second bodyswitch SWb2.

The first body switch SWb1 may be connected between the body of theanalog switch SWa and the input terminal IN. The first body switch SWb1may be operated synchronously with the analog switch SWa according tothe bootstrap signal Sb. The first body switch SWb1 short-circuits thebody of the analog switch SWa and the input terminal IN in the on-phaseof the first body switch SWb1, thereby removing a body effect of theanalog switch SWa.

The second body switch SWb2 may be connected between a body of the firstbody switch SWb1 and the input terminal IN. The second body switch SWb2may be operated synchronously with the first body switch SWb1 accordingto the bootstrap signal Sb. The second body switch SWb2 short-circuitsthe body of the first body switch SWb1 and the input terminal IN in theon-phase of the second body switch SWb2, thereby removing a body effectof the first body switch SWb1. The switch driver 250 of FIG. 2 furtherincludes a fifth switch SWd5 connected between a ground GND and thesecond body switch SWb2. The fifth switch SWd5 may operate in responseto an inverted clock signal CKB.

FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram illustrating an example of the bootstrapcircuit of FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a drawing illustrating an operationwaveform of the bootstrap circuit of FIG. 3.

Referring to FIG. 3, a bootstrap circuit 300 may include a charge pump310, a power unit 330, and a switch driver 350.

The charge pump 310 may include a first transistor MC1, a secondtransistor MC2, a first capacitor C1, a second capacitor C2, and aninverter INV.

In the first transistor MC1, a drain is connected to a power voltageV_(DD), a source is connected to a first node N1 of the first capacitorC1, and a gate is connected to a source of the second transistor MC2. Inthe second transistor MC2, a drain is connected to the power voltageV_(DD), a source is connected to a first node N3 of the second capacitorC2, and a gate is connected to the source of the first transistor MC1.In the present embodiment, the first transistor MC1 and the secondtransistor MC2 may be an NMOS transistor.

The first node N1 of the first capacitor C1 is connected to the sourceof the first transistor MC1, and an inverted clock signal CKB may beinput to a second node N2 of the first capacitor C1. The first node N3of the second capacitor C2 is connected to the source of the secondtransistor MC2, and a clock signal CK may be input to a second node N4of the second capacitor C2 through the inverter INV.

The power unit 330 may include a first transistor MP1 and a secondtransistor MP2, operated according to the inverted clock signal CKB, anda bootstrap capacitor Cb.

In the first transistor MP1, a drain is connected to a power voltageV_(DD) of the charge pump, and a source is connected to a first node Nb1of the bootstrap capacitor Cb. In the second transistor MP2, a drain isconnected to a second node Nb2 of the bootstrap capacitor Cb, and asource is connected to a ground GND. In the present embodiment, thefirst transistor MP1 and the second transistor MP2 may be an NMOStransistor.

The bootstrap capacitor Cb may be connected to the charge pump 310through the first transistor MP1 and the second transistor MP2, and maybe charged with a constant voltage V_(DD). The bootstrap capacitor Cbmay supply the constant voltage V_(DD) to the analog switch SWa underthe control of the switch driver 350.

The switch driver 350 may include first, second, third, fourth, fifth,sixth, seventh and eighth transistors MD1, MD2, MD3, MD4, MD5, MD6, MD7and MD8, and a body switch SWb. In an exemplary embodiment of thepresent inventive concept, the first, third, and fifth transistors MD1,MD3 and MD5 may be PMOS transistors, while the second, fourth, and sixthto eighth transistors MD2, MD4 and MD6-MD8 may be NMOS transistors.

In the first transistor MD1, a source is connected to the source of thefirst transistor MP1 of the power unit 330, a drain is connected to adrain of the sixth transistor MD6, and a gate is connected to a drain ofthe third transistor MD3.

In the second transistor MD2, a drain is connected to the drain of thesecond transistor MP2 of the power unit 330, a source is connected to asource of the analog switch SWa, and a bootstrap signal Sb may be inputto a gate.

In the third transistor MD3, a source is connected to a power voltageV_(DD), and the drain is connected to a drain of the fourth transistorMD4.

In the fourth transistor MD4, the drain is connected to the drain of thethird transistor MD3, and a source is connected to the drain of thesecond transistor MP2 of the power unit 330.

In the fifth transistor MD5, a source is connected to the drain of thethird transistor MD3, and a drain is connected to the drain of thesecond transistor MP2 of the power unit 330.

The third transistor MD3 and the fourth transistor MD4 may be turnedon/off according to a clock signal CK, input to each gate thereof. Thefifth transistor MD5 may be turned on/off according to an inverted clocksignal CKB, input to a gate thereof. The third transistor MD3 and thefourth and fifth transistors MD4 and MD5 may be operated alternatelywith each other.

The first transistor MD1 may be turned on/off according to analternating operation of the third transistor MD3 and the fourth andfifth transistors MD4 and MD5.

When the clock signal CK has a high logic value, the fourth transistorMD4 and the fifth transistor MD5 are turned-on and a source-gate voltageof the first transistor MD1 is maintained at V_(DD), so that the firsttransistor MD1 may be turned on.

When the clock signal CK has a low logic value, the third transistor MD3is turned-on and the source-gate voltage of the first transistor MD1 islower than a threshold voltage; therefore, the first transistor MD1 maybe turned off.

In the sixth transistor MD6, the drain is connected to the drain of thefirst transistor MD1, a source is connected to a drain of the seventhtransistor MD7, and a gate is connected to a power voltage V_(DD)). Inthe seventh transistor MD7, the drain is connected to the source of thesixth transistor MD6, a source is connected to the ground GND, and aninverted clock signal CKB is input to a gate.

The sixth transistor MD6 and the seventh transistor MD7 are connected inseries between the ground GND and a control terminal G of the analogswitch SWa, and may be used as a control terminal grounding device ofthe analog switch SWa.

In the eighth transistor MD8, a drain is connected to a body of theanalog switch SWa, a source is connected to the ground GND, and aninverted clock signal CKB is input to a gate.

The analog switch SWa may sample the analog signal Ain according to thebootstrap signal Sb, input to the control terminal G of the analogswitch SWa, and output the analog signal to the output terminal OUT ofthe analog switch SWa as Aout.

In the body switch SWb, a source is connected to a body of the analogswitch SWa, a drain is connected to the source of the second transistorMD2, and a bootstrap signal Sb may be input to a gate. The body switchSWb may be operated synchronously with the analog switch SWa accordingto the bootstrap signal Sb. The body switch SWb short-circuits the bodyof the analog switch SWa and the input terminal IN in the on-phase ofthe analog switch SWa, thereby removing a body effect of the analogswitch SWa.

The bootstrap circuit 300 includes the body switch SWb. Thus, thebootstrap circuit 300 is capable of optimizing on-resistance of itselfincluding the analog switch SWa. Thus, even when a swing width of theanalog input signal Ain is great, linearity of the analog switch SWa maybe improved.

Hereinafter, an operation of the bootstrap circuit 300 will be describedin detail with reference to the operation waveform of FIG. 4.

As a cycle of the clock signal CK is repeated, the bootstrap capacitorCb may be charged with V_(DD) by the charge pump 310.

When the clock signal CK is a high logic value, the connection of thebootstrap capacitor Cb with the charge pump 310 is blocked and thebootstrap capacitor Cb is connected to the switch driver 350. In otherwords, the bootstrap capacitor Cb is disconnected from the charge pump310.

When the clock signal CK is a high logic value, the first transistor MD1and the second transistor MD2 are turned-on, and a voltage between theinput terminal IN and the control terminal G of the analog switch SWa ismaintained at the constant voltage V_(DD), so that the analog switch SWais turned-on. Moreover, the body switch SWb is turned-on along with theanalog switch SWa, thereby short-circuiting the body of the analogswitch SWa and the input terminal IN.

When the clock signal CK has a low logic value, the connection of thebootstrap capacitor Cb with the switch driver 350 is blocked and thebootstrap capacitor is connected to the charge pump 310. In other words,the bootstrap capacitor Cb is disconnected from the switch driver 350.Since the first transistor MD1 is turned-off and the seventh transistorMD7 is turned-on, the ground GND is connected to a gate and the analogswitch SWa is turned-off. Moreover, since the eighth transistor MD8 isturned-on, the body of the analog switch SWa is connected to the groundGND.

FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram illustrating a bootstrap circuit accordingto an exemplary embodiment of the present inventive concept.

Referring to FIG. 5, a bootstrap circuit 500 may include a charge pump510, a power unit 530, and a switch driver 550.

The charge pump 510 pumps an input voltage using a clock signal CKhaving a constant cycle, thereby generating an output voltage V_(DD)having a constant magnitude.

The power unit 530 may supply the output voltage V_(DD), generated bythe charge pump 510, to an analog switch SWa under the control of theswitch driver 550.

The power unit 530 may include a first switch SWp1 and a second switchSWp2, operated according to the inverted clock signal CKB, and abootstrap capacitor Cb.

The bootstrap capacitor Cb may be connected to the charge pump 510through the first switch SWp1 and the second switch SWp2, and may becharged with a constant voltage V_(DD). The bootstrap capacitor Cb maysupply the constant voltage V_(DD) to the analog switch SWa under thecontrol of the switch driver 550. In other words, the bootstrapcapacitor Cb may apply the constant voltage V_(DD) between an inputterminal IN and a control terminal G of the analog switch SWa regardlessof the amplitude of the analog signal Ain.

The switch driver 550 may include first, second, third, fourth, fifthand sixth switches SWd1, SWd2, SWd3, SWd4, SWd5 and SWd6, and a bodyswitch SWb.

The first switch SWd1 and the third switch SWd3 may be operatedaccording to a channel selection signal SEL #. The second switch SWd2may be operated according to the clock signal CK. The fourth switch SWd4and the body switch SWb may be operated according to the bootstrapsignal Sb. The fifth switch SWd5 may be operated according to theinverted clock signal CKB.

The channel selection signal SEL # may be a signal for selecting asignal of a specific channel among multi-channel input signals.

The bootstrap circuit 500 may perform a multiplexing function, throughthe first switch SWd1 and the third switch SWd3, operated according tothe channel selection signal SEL #.

The bootstrap signal Sb may be generated based on the clock signal CKand the analog signal Ain, input to the input terminal IN of the analogswitch SWa. For example, the bootstrap signal Sb may be a switch controlsignal in which the constant voltage V_(DD) is added to the analogsignal Ain, which is input to the input terminal IN of the analog switchSWa, in accordance with the on-phase of the channel selection signal SEL# and the clock signal CK. For example, in the on-phase of the channelselection signal SEL # and the clock signal CK, the constant voltageV_(DI)) is added to the analog signal Ain to produce the bootstrapsignal Sb.

The charge pump 510 and the power unit 530 may be functionally separatedfrom the switch driver 550 by the first switch SWd1 and the third switchSWd3 of the switch driver 550. The charge pump 510 and the power unit530 are continuously operated while being separated from the switchdriver 550, thereby charging the bootstrap capacitor Cb with theconstant voltage V_(DD). Thus, when a particular channel is repeatedlyselected, the bootstrap circuit 500 may supply the constant voltageV_(DD), charged in the bootstrap capacitor Cb, to the analog switch SWawithout an additional pumping time.

The analog switch SWa may sample the analog signal Ain according to thebootstrap signal Sb, and output the analog signal to the output terminalOUT of the analog switch SWa as Aout.

In the on-phase of the first to fourth switches SWd1 to SWd4, a voltagebetween the input terminal IN and the control terminal G of the analogswitch SWa is maintained at the constant voltage V_(DD), so that theanalog switch SWa may be turned on.

The fifth switch SWd5 may be connected between a ground GND and thecontrol terminal G of the analog switch SWa. The fifth switch SWd5 maybe used as a control terminal grounding device of the analog switch SWa.In the on-phase of the fifth switch SWd5, the analog switch SWa may beturned off by connecting the ground GND to the control terminal G.

The sixth switch SWd6 may be connected between a ground GND and a bodyof the analog switch SWa. The sixth switch SWd6 may be used as a bodygrounding device of the analog switch SWa.

The body switch SWb may be connected between the body of the analogswitch SWa and the input terminal IN. The body switch SWb may beoperated synchronously with the analog switch SWa by the bootstrapsignal Sb. The body switch SWb short-circuits the body of the analogswitch SWa and the input terminal IN in the on-phase, thereby removing abody effect of the analog switch SWa.

The bootstrap circuit 500 includes the body switch SWb, therebyoptimizing an on-resistance of the analog switch SWa according to afrequency of the analog input signal Ain. For example, the bootstrapcircuit 500 may control the on-resistance of the body switch SWb, tomatch a time constant based on the on-resistance of the body switch SWband a parasitic capacitance of the analog switch SWa with a frequency ofthe analog signal Ain. Therefore, even when a swing width of the analoginput signal Ain is great, linearity of the analog switch SWa may befurther improved.

In FIG. 5, it is noted that the analog switch SWa and the body switchSWb are an NMOS transistor, but the present invention concept is notlimited thereto. For example, each of the analog switch SWa and the bodyswitch SWb may be a PMOS transistor.

The bootstrap circuit 500 may further include one or more body switchesin order to remove a body effect of a body switch itself. An example ofa bootstrap circuit including two body switches is as illustrated inFIG. 6.

Referring to FIG. 6, a bootstrap circuit 600 may include a charge pump610, a power unit 630, and a switch driver 650.

In a manner different from the bootstrap circuit 500 of FIG. 5, theswitch driver 650 may include a first body switch SWb1 and a second bodyswitch SWb2.

The first body switch SWb1 may be connected between the body of theanalog switch SWa and the input terminal IN. The first body switch SWb1may be operated synchronously with the analog switch SWa according tothe bootstrap signal Sb. The first body switch SWb1 short-circuits thebody of the analog switch SWa and the input terminal IN in the on-phaseof the first body switch SWb1, thereby removing a body effect of theanalog switch SWa.

The second body switch SWb2 may be connected between a body of the firstbody switch SWb1 and the input terminal IN. The second body switch SWb2may be operated synchronously with the first body switch SWb1 accordingto the bootstrap signal Sb. The second body switch SWb2 short-circuitsthe body of the first body switch SWb1 and the input terminal IN in theon-phase of the second body switch SWb2, thereby removing a body effectof the first body switch SWb1.

FIG. 7 is a circuit diagram illustrating an example of the bootstrapcircuit of FIG. 5, and FIG. 8 is a drawing illustrating an operationwaveform of the bootstrap circuit of FIG. 7.

Referring to FIG. 7, a bootstrap circuit 700 may include a charge pump710, a power unit 730, and a switch driver 750.

The charge pump 710 may include a first transistor MC1, a secondtransistor MC2, a first capacitor C1, a second capacitor C2, and aninverter INV.

In the first transistor MC1, a drain is connected to a power voltageV_(DD), a source is connected to a first node N1 of the first capacitorC1, and a gate is connected to a source of the second transistor MC2. Inthe second transistor MC2, a drain is connected to the power voltageV_(DD), the source is connected to a first node N3 of a second capacitorC2, and a gate is connected to the source of the first transistor MC1.In an exemplary embodiment of the present inventive concept, the firsttransistor MC1 and the second transistor MC2 may be an NMOS transistor.

The first node N1 of the first capacitor C1 is connected to the sourceof the first transistor MC1, and an inverted clock signal CKB may beinput to a second node N2 of the first capacitor C1. The first node N3of the second capacitor C2 is connected to the source of the secondtransistor MC2, and a clock signal CK may be input to a second node N4of the second capacitor C2 through the inverter INV.

The power unit 730 may include a first transistor MP1 and a secondtransistor MP2, operated according to the inverted clock signal CKB, anda bootstrap capacitor Cb.

In the first transistor MP1, a drain is connected to a power voltageV_(DD), and a source is connected to a first node Nb1 of the bootstrapcapacitor Cb. In the second transistor MP2, a drain is connected to asecond node Nb2 of the bootstrap capacitor Cb, and a source is connectedto a ground GND. The first transistor MP1 and the second transistor MP2may be turned on/off according to an inverted clock signal CKB, input toeach gate thereof.

The bootstrap capacitor Cb may be charged with a constant voltage V_(DD)using an output voltage of the charge pump 710 connected through thefirst transistor MP1 and the second transistor MP2. The bootstrapcapacitor Cb may supply the constant voltage V_(DD) to the analog switchSWa under the control of the switch driver 750.

The switch driver 750 may include first, second, third, fourth, fifth,sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth transistorsMD1, MD2, MD3, MD4, MD5, MD6, MD7, MD8, MD9, MD10, MD11 and MD12, and abody switch SWb. In an exemplary embodiment of the present inventiveconcept, the first, third, fourth, seventh, and eighth transistors MD1,MD3, MD4, MD7 and MD8 are PMOS transistors, while the second, fifth,sixth, and the ninth to twelfth transistors MD5, MD6 and MD9-MD12, andthe body switch SWb are NMOS transistors.

In the first transistor MD1, a source is connected to the source of thefirst transistor MP1 of the power unit 730, and a drain is connected toa drain of the ninth transistor MD9. In the second transistor MD2, adrain is connected to the drain of the second transistor MP2 of thepower unit 730, and a source is connected to a drain of the body switchSWb.

In the third transistor MD3, a source is connected to a power voltageV_(DD), a drain is connected to a drain of the fourth transistor MD4,and a clock signal CK is input to a gate. In the fourth transistor MD4,a source is connected to the power voltage V_(DD), the drain isconnected to the drain of the third transistor MD3, and a channelselection signal SEL # is input to a gate.

In the fifth transistor MD5, a drain is connected to the drain of thethird transistor MD3, a source is connected to a drain of the sixthtransistor MD6, and a channel selection signal SEL # is input to a gate.In the sixth transistor MD6, the drain is connected to the source of thefifth transistor MD5, a source is connected to the drain of the secondtransistor MP2 of the power unit 730, and a clock signal CK is input toa gate.

In the seventh transistor MD7, a source is connected to the drain of thethird transistor MD3, a drain is connected to a source of the eighthtransistor MD8, and an inverted channel selection signal SELB # is inputto a gate. In the eighth transistor MD8, the source is connected to thedrain of the seventh transistor MD7, a drain is connected to the drainof the second transistor MP2 of the power unit 730, and an invertedclock signal CKB is input to a gate.

When the clock signal CK has a high logic value and the channelselection signal SEL # has a low logic value, the fourth transistor MD4is turned-on and the fifth transistor MD5 and the seventh transistor MD7are turned-off, and thus, a source-gate voltage of the first transistorMD1 is lower than a threshold voltage. Therefore, the first transistorMD1 may be turned off.

When the clock signal CK has a low logic value and the channel selectionsignal SEL # has a high logic value, the third transistor MD3 isturned-on and the sixth transistor MD6 and the eighth transistor MD8 areturned-off, and thus, a source-gate voltage of the first transistor MD1is lower than a threshold voltage. Therefore, the first transistor MD1may be turned off.

When the clock signal CK and the channel selection signal SEL # havehigh logic values, the fifth to eighth transistors MD5 to MD8 areturned-on and a source-gate voltage of the first transistor MD1 ismaintained at V_(DD), so that the first transistor MD1 may be turned on.

In the ninth transistor MD9, the drain is connected to the drain of thefirst transistor MD1, a source is commonly connected to a drain of eachof the tenth transistor MD10 and the eleventh transistor MD11, and thepower voltage VDD may be applied to a gate. The tenth transistor MD10,operated according to the inverted clock signal CKB, and the eleventhtransistor MD11, operated according to the inverted channel selectionsignal SELB #, may be connected between the ground GND and the source ofthe ninth transistor MD9 in parallel.

The ninth to eleventh transistors MD9 to MD11 are connected in seriesbetween a ground GND and a control terminal G of the analog switch SWa,and may be used as a control terminal grounding device of the analogswitch SWa.

In the twelfth transistor MD12, a drain is connected to a body of theanalog switch SWa, a source is connected to the ground GND, and aninverted clock signal CKB is input to a gate.

The analog switch SWa may sample the analog signal Ain of a specificchannel input to the input terminal IN according to the bootstrap signalSb, and output the analog signal to the output terminal OUT as Aout.

In the body switch SWb, a source is connected to a body of the analogswitch SWa, the drain is connected to the source of the secondtransistor MD2, and a bootstrap signal Sb may be input to a gate. Thebody switch SWb may be operated synchronously with the analog switchSWa. The body switch SWb short-circuits a body of the analog switch SWaand the input terminal IN in the on-phase, thereby removing a bodyeffect of the analog switch SWa.

The bootstrap circuit 700 includes the body switch SWb, therebyoptimizing an on-resistance of the analog switch SWa according to afrequency of the analog signal Ain. Thus, even when a swing width of theanalog signal Ain is great, linearity of the analog switch SWa may befurther improved.

Hereinafter, an operation of the bootstrap circuit 700 will be describedin detail with reference to the operation waveform of FIG. 8.

As a cycle of the clock signal CK is repeated, the bootstrap capacitorCb may be charged with V_(DD) by the charge pump 710.

When the clock signal CK is a high logic value, the connection of thebootstrap capacitor Cb with the charge pump 710 is blocked. Moreover,when the channel selection signal SEL # is a high logic value, thebootstrap capacitor Cb is connected to the switch driver 750.

When the clock signal CK and the channel selection signal SEL # havehigh logic values, the first transistor MD1 and the second transistorMD2 are turned-on, and a voltage between the input terminal IN and thecontrol terminal G of the analog switch SWa is maintained at theconstant voltage V_(DD). Therefore, the analog switch SWa is turned-on.Moreover, the body switch SWb is turned-on with the analog switch SWa,thereby short-circuiting the body and the source of the analog switchSWa.

When the clock signal CK has a low logic value, the connection of thebootstrap capacitor Cb with the switch driver 750 is blocked and thebootstrap capacitor is connected to the charge pump 710. Moreover, whenthe channel selection signal SEL # has a low logic value, the connectionof the bootstrap capacitor Cb with the switch driver 750 is blocked.

When the clock signal CK has a low logic value, the first transistor MD1of the switch driver 750 is turned-off and the tenth transistor MD10 isturned-on, and thus, a voltage between the input terminal IN and thecontrol terminal G of the analog switch SWa is lower than a thresholdvoltage. Therefore, the analog switch SWa is turned-off. Moreover, sincethe twelfth transistor MD12 is turned-on, the body of the analog switchSWa is connected to the ground GND.

FIG. 9 is a circuit diagram illustrating a sampling circuit using abootstrap circuit according to an exemplary embodiment of the presentinventive concept.

Referring to FIG. 9, a sampling circuit 900 may sample a plurality ofanalog signals, in which frequencies, amplitudes, and the like, aredifferent. For example, the sampling circuit 900 receives multi-channelanalog signals, and samples and outputs an analog signal of a specificchannel.

The sampling circuit 900 may include a first analog switch terminal 910,including a total of N analog switches SW1, SW2, SW3 to SWN, and asampling capacitor 930, in order to sample N channel analog signals,e.g., analog signals input via channel 1, channel 2, channel 3 tochannel N.

Bootstrap circuits Boot1, Boot2, Boot3 to BootN, connected to respectiveanalog switches SW1 to SWN, may perform a multiplexing function based onchannel selection signals SEL1 to SELN. Thus, since the sampling circuit900 does not require a separate multiplexer, a size thereof may bereduced. An example of the bootstrap circuits Boot1 to BootN is asdescribed above with reference to FIGS. 5 to 8.

Moreover, in the bootstrap circuits Boot1 to BootN, the charge pump andthe power unit are functionally separated from a switch driver using thechannel selection signals SEL11 to SELN, so that the bootstrap capacitormay be charged with a constant voltage V_(DD). Thus, the bootstrapcircuits Boot1 to BootN may supply the constant voltage V_(DD), chargedin the bootstrap capacitor, to the analog switches SW1 to SWN withoutadditional pumping time, even when a particular channel is repeatedlyselected.

As set forth above, in accordance with exemplary embodiments of thepresent inventive concept, a bootstrap circuit includes a body switchfor removing a body effect of an analog switch, thereby furtherimproving linearity of the analog switch.

Moreover, in the bootstrap circuit, a multiplexing function using achannel selection signal is embedded therein, thereby reducing a size ofan analog circuit using a bootstrap circuit.

Moreover, in a bootstrap circuit, by using a channel selection signal, acharge pump and a switch driver are separated from each other, therebyremoving a repeated pumping time of the charge pump.

While the present inventive concept has been shown and described withreference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be apparent to thoseskilled in the art that modifications and variations could be madethereto without departing from the scope of the present inventiveconcept, as defined by the appended claims.

What is claimed is:
 1. A bootstrap circuit, comprising: a charge pump; apower unit comprising a bootstrap capacitor connected to the charge pumpthrough a first switch and a second switch, wherein the first switch isconnected to a first node of the bootstrap capacitor and the secondswitch is connected to a second node of the bootstrap capacitor; and aswitch driver comprising: a third switch connected between the firstnode of the bootstrap capacitor and a control terminal of an analogswitch; a fourth switch connected between the second node of thebootstrap capacitor and an input terminal of the analog switch; and afirst body switch connected between the input terminal and a body of theanalog switch.
 2. The bootstrap circuit of claim 1, wherein the firstbody switch is configured to operate synchronously with the analogswitch.
 3. The bootstrap circuit of claim 1, wherein the switch driverfurther comprises a fifth switch connected between the control terminalof the analog switch and a first node.
 4. The bootstrap circuit of claim1, wherein the switch driver further comprises a sixth switch connectedbetween the body of the analog switch and a second node.
 5. Thebootstrap circuit of claim 1, wherein the switch driver furthercomprises a second body switch connected between an input terminal and abody of the first body switch.
 6. The bootstrap circuit of claim 5,wherein the switch driver further comprises a ninth switch connectedbetween a body of the second body switch and a third node.
 7. Thebootstrap circuit of claim 1, wherein the switch driver furthercomprises a seventh switch connected between the first node of thebootstrap capacitor and the third switch.
 8. The bootstrap circuit ofclaim 1, wherein the switch driver further comprises an eighth switchconnected between the second node of the bootstrap capacitor and thefourth switch.
 9. A bootstrap circuit, comprising: a charge pump; apower unit comprising a bootstrap capacitor connected to the charge pumpthrough a first switch and a second switch, wherein the first switch isconnected to a first node of the bootstrap capacitor and the secondswitch is connected to a second node of the bootstrap capacitor; and aswitch driver comprising: third and fourth switches connected in seriesbetween the first node of the bootstrap capacitor and a control terminalof an analog switch; and fifth and sixth switches connected in seriesbetween the second node of the bootstrap capacitor and an input terminalof the analog switch.
 10. The bootstrap circuit of claim 9, wherein thethird and fifth switches of the switch driver are configured to operatein response to a channel selection signal.
 11. The bootstrap circuit ofclaim 9, wherein the switch driver further comprises a seventh switchconnected between the control terminal of the analog switch and a firstnode.
 12. The bootstrap circuit of claim 9, wherein the switch driverfurther comprises an eighth switch connected between a body of theanalog switch and a second node.
 13. The bootstrap circuit of claim 9,wherein the switch driver further comprises a first body switchconnected between the input terminal and a body of the analog switch.14. The bootstrap circuit of claim 13, wherein the switch driver furthercomprises a second body switch connected between an input terminal andthe body of the first body switch.
 15. The bootstrap circuit of claim13, wherein the switch driver further comprises a ninth switch connectedbetween a body of the first body switch and a third node.
 16. A samplingcircuit, comprising: a sampling capacitor; a first analog switchterminal comprising at least one bootstrap circuit connected to thesampling capacitor, wherein the at least one bootstrap circuitcomprises: a charge pump; a power unit configured to receive an outputof the charge pump in response to operation of a first switch of the atleast one bootstrap circuit; and a switch driver comprising: an analogswitch; and a first body switch connected to a body and an inputterminal of the analog switch; wherein the switch driver is configuredto supply a voltage charged in a bootstrap capacitor to an output nodein response to operation of a second switch of the at least onebootstrap circuit.
 17. The sampling circuit of claim 16, wherein the atleast one bootstrap circuit comprises a second body switch connectedbetween an input terminal and a body of the first body switch.
 18. Thesampling circuit of claim 16, wherein the at least one bootstrap circuitcomprises a first switch connected between a control terminal of theanalog switch and a first node.
 19. The sampling circuit of claim 16,wherein the at least one bootstrap circuit comprises a second switchconnected between the body of the analog switch and a second node. 20.The sampling circuit of claim 17, wherein the at least one bootstrapcircuit is configured to perform a multiplexing function based onchannel selection signals.